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Diagnosis
Pathology-Based Diagnoses
Infectious, Inflammatory, and Demyelinating Disease
Acquired Infections
Amebiasis
Amebiasis
Miral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Entamoeba histolytica
(EH),
Naegleria fowleri
(NF),
Acanthamoeba
(Ac),
Balamuthia mandrillaris
(BM)
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE)
Synonyms
CNS amebiasis
Definitions
Parasitic infection caused by free-living amebic organisms
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Kalra SK et al: Acanthamoeba and its pathogenic role in granulomatous amebic encephalitis. Exp Parasitol. 208:107788, 2020
Weidauer S et al: CNS infections in immunoincompetent patients : neuroradiological and clinical features. Clin Neuroradiol. 30(1):9-25, 2020
Pervin N et al: Naegleria, 2019
Singhi p et al: Fungal and parasitic CNS infections. Indian J Pediatr. 86(1):83-90, 2019
Visvesvara GS: Infections with free-living amebae. Handb Clin Neurol. 114:153-68, 2013
Akgoz A et al: Imaging of rickettsial, spirochetal, and parasitic infections. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 22(4):633-57, 2012
Abdel Razek AA et al: Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 21(4):815-41, viii, 2011
Fukuma T: [Amebic meningoencephalitis.] Brain Nerve. 61(2):115-21, 2009
Kaushal V et al: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri. J Assoc Physicians India. 56:459-62, 2008
Rai R et al: Primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Indian Pediatr. 45(12):1004-5, 2008
Guarner J et al: Histopathologic spectrum and immunohistochemical diagnosis of amebic meningoencephalitis. Mod Pathol. 20(12):1230-7, 2007
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Entamoeba histolytica
(EH),
Naegleria fowleri
(NF),
Acanthamoeba
(Ac),
Balamuthia mandrillaris
(BM)
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE)
Synonyms
CNS amebiasis
Definitions
Parasitic infection caused by free-living amebic organisms
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Kalra SK et al: Acanthamoeba and its pathogenic role in granulomatous amebic encephalitis. Exp Parasitol. 208:107788, 2020
Weidauer S et al: CNS infections in immunoincompetent patients : neuroradiological and clinical features. Clin Neuroradiol. 30(1):9-25, 2020
Pervin N et al: Naegleria, 2019
Singhi p et al: Fungal and parasitic CNS infections. Indian J Pediatr. 86(1):83-90, 2019
Visvesvara GS: Infections with free-living amebae. Handb Clin Neurol. 114:153-68, 2013
Akgoz A et al: Imaging of rickettsial, spirochetal, and parasitic infections. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 22(4):633-57, 2012
Abdel Razek AA et al: Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 21(4):815-41, viii, 2011
Fukuma T: [Amebic meningoencephalitis.] Brain Nerve. 61(2):115-21, 2009
Kaushal V et al: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri. J Assoc Physicians India. 56:459-62, 2008
Rai R et al: Primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Indian Pediatr. 45(12):1004-5, 2008
Guarner J et al: Histopathologic spectrum and immunohistochemical diagnosis of amebic meningoencephalitis. Mod Pathol. 20(12):1230-7, 2007
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